These are books that deal with being brave.

*Among the Brave by Margaret Peterson Haddix
  • In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save themselves and others like them. This book is part of a series.
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*Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel
  • Describes how immigrant Clara Lemlich, fought back against the poor treatment of her fellow factory workers and led the largest walkout of women workers in the country.
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*The Bravest Woman in America by Marissa Moss
  • This biography tells the true story of Ida Lewis, explaining how she learned to tend a lighthouse from her father, discussing her responsibilities as the lighthouse keeper, and describing her heroic rescues.
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*The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
  • Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
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*The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Two girls, one white and one African-American, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.
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*Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary
  • Six-year-old Ramona tries to cope with an unsympathetic first-grade teacher.
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*Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes
  • When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.
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*The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah Freedman
  • Every day, Snail waits for Fish to return and tell him a story but their friendship is tested when Fish asks Snail to take a leap out of their book to actually see a new pirate book in the library.
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*Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes
  • Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the River Road sugar plantation along the banks of the Mississippi. Slavery is over, but laboring in the fields all day doesn't make her feel very free. Thankfully, Sugar has a knack for finding her own fun, especially when she joins forces with forbidden friend Billy, the white plantation owner's son.
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